An Object Oriented Simulator for Conceptual Graphs

dc.contributor.authorSastry, Kiran Srinivasaen
dc.contributor.committeechairCyre, Walling R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNance, Richard E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBroadwater, Robert P.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:59Zen
dc.date.adate2001-05-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:59Zen
dc.date.issued2001-05-10en
dc.date.rdate2002-05-12en
dc.date.sdate2001-05-10en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis deals with the design and implementation of an object-oriented simulator for conceptual graphs. Conceptual graphs are a means of representing information and knowledge. In particular, they may be used to represent the behavior of mechanisms. Conceptual graph simulation provides the means for verifying that the conceptual graph model of the system is a proper representation of the mechanism. The motivation for the design of this simulator is to help a conceptual graph model designer overcome the imprecision and ambiguity inherent in the English language. When a person translates an English language specification of a system to a conceptual graph model, the model may be incomplete, owing to semantic gaps in the English language specification. The simulator attempts to help the designer fill in these gaps by pointing out missing concepts and relations needed to simulate the model. This thesis covers the issues involved in designing such a simulator, and the implementation of the simulator in Java. The working of the simulator is demonstrated by simulating sample conceptual graphs. Also, a set of action procedures, and a small library of device schema graphs are created, so that devices may be effectively modeled.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05102001-170917en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05102001-170917/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32480en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectconceptual graphsen
dc.subjectSimulationen
dc.subjectconceptual modelingen
dc.titleAn Object Oriented Simulator for Conceptual Graphsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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